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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RIGHT RIB FX. PT FELL WHEN TRYING TO GET A KITE OUT OF A TREE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| 32 YO MALE WAS FLYING A KITE AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| *** KITE STICK STUCK HAND SPLINTER TO HAND / FINGER SPLINTER TO HAND / FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| KITE FLYING IN THE OCEAN FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND DEVELOPED COLD EME RSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| PATIENT FLYING A KITE WHEN SHE RAN INTO A TREE AT PARK, VOMITING; CONCU SSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| ACUTE LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN INJURY- FLYING KITE YESTERDAY HAS FELT DIFFERENT SINCE, HAS INJURED KNEE BEFORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| RIB FRACTURE - 42 YOM WAS RUNNING DOWN A HILL FLYING A KITE, FELL LANDI NG ON LEFT SIDE, C/O PAIN TO MID STERNUM, BACK AND LEFT LATERAL RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Kites or kite string |
| TWISTED ANKLE WHILE FLYING KITE DX: ANKLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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